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Takenoko: the Board Game – Puz

Summary

Takenoko: the Board Game – Puz is a mobile app that involves planting, cultivating, and growing bamboo in order to satisfy the appetite of a picky imperial panda. Players compete to be the best gardener by completing objectives and making improvements to their plots. The player who completes the most objectives wins the game.

Features

1. Takenoko: the Board Game – Puz is a mobile app that simulates a board game where players compete to care for the sacred panda of the Japanese emperor by planting and growing bamboo.
2. The objective of the game is to complete a series of tasks and objectives to win the favor of the imperial panda.
3. Players must plant and cultivate bamboo, irrigate their plots, and make improvements to their land to accelerate the growth of their bamboo.
4. The game includes elements of strategy and resource management as players must manage their resources and plan ahead to achieve their objectives.
5. The app includes a variety of game modes, including single-player and multiplayer, and offers different levels of difficulty to cater to players of all skill levels.

Keywords

Takenoko, Board Game, Puz, Plant, Irrigate, Grow Bamboo, Imperial Panda, Gardener, Bamboo Forest, Emperor’s Pond

PLANT, IRRIGATE, AND GROW BAMBOO… BUT WILL YOU BE ABLE TO SATISFY THE APPETITE OF THE GREEDY IMPERIAL PANDA?

The Japanese emperor has called the very best gardeners in the empire to compete for the complicated task of caring for his sacred panda. Only the gardener with the very best plots of bamboo will be able to satisfy this picky animal!

Plant a bamboo forest around the emperor’s pond. Cultivate and irrigate your plots to grow all the types of bamboo the panda loves.

To beat your rivals, make improvements to your plots: build irrigation channels or add fertilizer to accelerate the growth of your bamboo… and pray that the weather is favorable!

The player who completes the most objectives wins the game. Only one gardener can win the emperor’s favor… So grab a rake!

Characteristics:

– Simple and tactical gameplay adapted from the acclaimed board game, Takenoko, by Antoine Bauza.

– 1 to 4 players

– Play in single-player mode against the computer or your friends and the rest of the world in local or online multi-player!

– Chibis: an extension pack with all new objectives, new plots of land, and most importantly, Miss Panda and her babies. Available for purchase in the game shop!

Original board game awards:

– 2013 Ludoteca Ideale official selection

– 2013 winner of Games Magazine best new family game

– 2012 Tric Trac nomination

– 2012 winner of Lys public choice award

– 2012 nomination for JoTa best family board game

– 2012 nomination for Golden Geek best family board game

– 2012 nomination for the Golden Geek best kids’ board game

– 2012 winner of As d’Or-Jeu de l’Année

Languages available: French, English, German, Spanish and Italian.